{"id":14812,"date":"2016-03-21T22:05:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T22:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=14812"},"modified":"2016-03-21T22:24:33","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T22:24:33","slug":"attack-mali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/attack-mali","title":{"rendered":"4\u00a0Gunmen Attack The EU&#8217;s Military Training Base In Bamako, Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The mission is currently under the command of German General Franz Xaver Pfrengle.<\/p>\n<h2>Security forces on the scene<\/h2>\n<p>Police forces were quick to arrive on the scene. The hotel is currently the headquarters of 600 EU military personnel appointed to Mali to train the local security forces. According to\u00a0witnesses, there were four attackers and one of them was gunned down. The policemen,\u00a0helped by the soldiers of the United Nations peacekeepers in Mali, are still searching for the other three assailants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14816\" style=\"width: 719px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/misiune-ue-in-mali-foto-euobserver.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"719\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/misiune-ue-in-mali-foto-euobserver.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/misiune-ue-in-mali-foto-euobserver-600x388.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/misiune-ue-in-mali-foto-euobserver-85x55.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infomondo.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Misiune-UE-in-Mali.-foto-euobserver.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The attackers tried to force through the entry and the guards posed in front of the entrance opened fire. One attacker was killed. The gunfire continued for several minutes,&#8221; one witness said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the moment, he is the only casualty. The EU&#8217;s Training Mission in Mali&#8217;s twitter account states that there are no casualties on its end:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14813\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-21-at-5-24-52-pm.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"709\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-21-at-5-24-52-pm.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-21-at-5-24-52-pm-600x350.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2016-03-21-at-5-24-52-pm-85x50.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eutmmali1\/status\/712007691317567488\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>There is no\u00a0claim of responsibility for the attack yet, however, it could be linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the terrorist group that attacked the\u00a0Radisson Blu hotel\u00a0last November and a beach resort town in C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire in March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/boko-haram-2\" target=\"_blank\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Boko Haram Surpasses ISIS As World\u2019s Deadliest Terrorist Organization.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unidentified gunmen attacked the Nord-Sud hotel in Bamako. 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